Posted by Dawn K. Wasson on April 29, 1998 at 23:08:10:
In Reply to: Re: "Huna" is not a Hawaiian "religion" posted by Peter Moeau on November 19, 1997 at 02:59:19:
: Tena Koe e te matua,
: He mihi aroha tenei ki a koe, no Aotearoa.
: Thank you for the words of clarity. I have been
: involved in education all my life, and was
: fortunate enough to travel to Kaua'i with a
: friend to explore the connections between "Huna"
: and the Maori way, the huna way in Aotearoa.
: As such my initial desire is to thank you
: for reiterating the words that I have heard from
: my tipuna, so often, that the true learning comes
: from Papatuanuku. Down here in Aotearoa we have
: a notion called 'mana whenua' which is a rendition
: of just that principle.
: 'Ua mau ke ea o ke 'aina!
: A hui hou
: Peter Moeau
Morena:
E mahalo for your mana'o abt. huna. The pakeha
continues to bastardize native cultures and will
continue if Tangata Whenua do not speak up. I was
your country about a month ago. Visited some friends
and trying to learn the Reo through Rumaki Reo.
Mahalo a hui hou,
Teatatu Wasson